Worktable Wednesday: Back to Basics

After tackling curves on the Single Girl Quilt and Y Seams on the hexagon quilt I needed a simple project. You know stack, wack, and stitch- instant quilt top 😉

I pulled all of these fabrics from my stash and despite the fact that I’m no longer in love with any of them I think they look beautiful together! Originally I was going to pull out the pinks and greens from the fabric with the brown background but when I looked at my stash I had a lot more of the oranges and yellows. I think it looks better this way and I’m glad I went in this direction.

I’m going to use five of the blocks and hopefully the rest of my brown solid fabric from my stash to make the back. Once it’s is done I’ll donate it. I’m proud of myself for making two quilts back to back with fabric from my stash and prouder still that I’m making them to donate 🙂

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Sunday Stash- Charity Quilt

I worked so hard yesterday to get all the quilting done on my birdcage quilt that I think I strained a leg muscle! But I managed to get it all done and while most of this quilt has been frustrating I really enjoyed designing the quilting for it. My plan is to bind it and bury all the threads today so I can check this off my Christmas crafting list before I start anything else.

In anticipation of the finish I pulled a stack of fabric for my next quilt. When I was growing up my mom always stressed the importance of giving back and being thankful for all the gifts and priveleges I’ve been given. Every year we gave presents to local charities and its something I’ve carried into my adult life. But for the past couple of years I’ve regretted that I didn’t have the time to donate handmade gifts. It’s in fact part of the reason I decided to start my Christmas crafting in July. Not only does starting early allow me time to give all of my love ones a handmade gift, it also allows me to time to make gifts to donate. I’m not sure how many items or what kind I will end up making but I figure a quilt is a good start. It’s also a good way to use up fabric from my stash for a good cause. I don’t have as impressive a stash as some but I’ve been feeling like it’s getting out of hand. Since the fabrics aren’t hard to find I can’t swap them and I don’t do enough crafting to use them up for myself or friends and family so this feels like the perfect solution.

Do you ever do any crafting for charity? Do you plan on donating any items this holiday season?

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Sunday Stash- Wild Thyme

wild thyme, originally uploaded by Indie House.

I’m still debating whether or not to buy more of the prints in this line. These are my favorite but if I wanted to make a quilt out of them I’d want more variety. Hmm…

You can see more stashes here

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